Rural Metro: Tree falls on moving truck in West Knox County, driver unharmed after rescue

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Rural Metro Fire Department responded to a reported tree fallen onto a vehicle in West Knox County on Friday afternoon.

Upon arrival, RMF crews said they discovered a large tree had fallen onto the roadway and onto a passing truck.

Rural Metro said it used a large Wrecker and chainsaws to free the truck’s driver, who miraculously was “alert and appeared to be not injured.”

It took first responders several hours to free the driver and even longer to clear the roadway…

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